| Organising body | Peruvian Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 |
| Region |  Peru |
| Number of teams | 36 |
| Qualifier for | Copa Sudamericana Supercopa Peruana |
The Copa de la Liga Peruana (Peruvian League Cup in English) is a planned annual football competition organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. The competition will be played begin teams of the First Division and Second Division. It will be Peru's new domestic cup competition and will have its first season in 2025. [1]
In Peru there has never been an official domestic cup competition. Multiple attempts were made but none were successful, with many competitions every few years lasting a couple seasons. The Torneo del Inca and Copa Bicentenario were the two predecessors of the Copa de la Liga Peruana, but were dissolved after numerous cancellations by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). [2]
In 2024, the FPF announced that in 2025 there will be a new cup competition in Peru, after the Copa Bicentenario was not played in three years. The competition will be played with the teams of the First (Liga 1) and Second Division (Liga 2), with the possible addition of the newly created Third Division (Liga 3). [1] It will have the same format of the Copa Bicentenario, being a knock-out round tournament and act as an additional qualifier for the Copa Sudamericana. [3] It will be played in between the Liga 1's Torneo Apertura and Clausura, starting in around June. There is a possibility that the tournament will be connected with the Supercopa Peruana.
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2025 | ||
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